Simple exercises may offer Drug-Free relief for carpal tunnel sufferers
NCT ID NCT07573878
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed trial tested whether combining neurodynamic exercises with proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) techniques can reduce pain and improve range of motion in people with carpal tunnel syndrome. Forty-eight diagnosed patients performed the exercises for two weeks, five days a week. Researchers measured changes in pain and disability using standard questionnaires.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Neurodynamic exercises and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) techniques
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this combination of exercises could offer a non-drug way to ease pain and improve hand movement for people with carpal tunnel syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 48 participants over 2 weeks. Results may not apply to everyone, and long-term benefits are unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed cases of carpal tunnel syndrome. * Patients having positive Tinel's test and Phalen's test. * Symptoms persisted for at least 4 weeks. * Availability and motivation of patients to participate in a 2-week program. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with contraindications to rehabilitation treatment. * Patients with a history of previous upper limb surgery. * Patient received steroid injection or have any systemic disease that can influence condition.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bahawal Victoria Hospital
Chak Four Hundred Fifty-four, Punjab Province, 63100, Pakistan
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